Reading-Berks
Intergroup is composed of member AA groups located within Districts 33, 66 and
67. These Districts are located in Berks County, Pa.
Reading-Berks Intergroup is one of
11 Intergroups currently existing in Area 59, Eastern
Pennsylvania.

Reading-Berks Intergroup is not affiliated with any outside organization or institution. We
exist as a central office to serve Alcoholics Anonymous
groups in the Berks County areas.

Reading-Berks
Intergroup meets as a group on the 4th Tuesday of each month atCalvary Baptist Church, 510
Park Ave Reading, PA 19611 at 7:30 PM

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The
AA Preamble

Alcoholics
Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience,
strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem
and help others to recover from alcoholism.

The
only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are
no dues or fees for AA membership; we are self-supporting through our own
contributions.

AA
is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or
institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy; neither endorses
nor opposes any causes.

Our
primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve
sobriety.

Reading Intergroup is the active
12-step service arm of the Districts that it serves. Intergroup is often where
the alcoholic in need first calls for help. Although Intergroups operate
independently of A.A.'s worldwide service structure, it is a vital part of the
local Fellowship. Intergroup is supported by the voluntary contributions of
local AA Groups.

A reading from our history.........
"Cities and areas had their own special service problems. Unable to reach
A.A. on the phone, alcoholics and their families got discouraged as they tried
to contact us. This caused needless suffering and sometimes loss of life.
Hospitals also became tired of slapdash, irresponsible admittance of patients
into their institutions. This condition was not simplicity at all; it was
complication. Sponsorship into these places and out of them became imperative;
otherwise the hospitals might get fed up and quit. Ignoring the cries of
"Let us keep it simple," and goaded by the sheer necessity of the
situation, responsible old-timers in such areas would often hire a small office
and a paid secretary, and would then act as a management committee for the
service center. Next, the old-timers would ask the surrounding groups for
voluntary contributions.

When these failed to meet the needs of the
simple and inexpensive setup, they often went into their own pockets. If the
newly hired secretary happened to be an A.A. member, this was a sure-fire cause
for trouble. The often-frightened little gal soon learned that she was
considered a "professional A.A.," making money out of it. Of course
this was unfounded because primarily she was doing a secretarial job. Over the
years the areas learned the same lessons the groups did. They found what was
necessary to make an A.A. area function, and what was not. Out of this long
travail and struggle, A.A.'s present Intergroup or area Central Offices have
emerged. In scores of cities they are doing a vitally necessary job."

Reprinted from AA Comes of Age, Pages 142-3, with permission of A.A. World
Services, Inc.